It was an exciting start to my early morning when I was able to witness the agility and effort of a pair of hares boxing. They were so close that I could hear the puffs and pants as they performed in front of me. As the activity became more intense, fur was lost, and I loved how it stayed on top of the hare's head throughout this frenetic time. So intent were they to win the battle of wills they ignored my presence lying on the ground in plain sight. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In the Congo Basin, two groups of wild western lowland gorillas encounter photographer Hugo Hebbe. One group is familiar with humans, reacting with indifference to the attention. The other remains cautious, scamping off when humans approach. The images captured during the encounter (seen below) document "an evolving story of fear, patience and trust," the photographer explains.

The 2025 Nature Photography Contest features a playful fox and a muscly horse. Crowned in Dust and Shadow A young male lion steps through a cloud of dust lifted by his own movement and caught in the back light. The night around him stays silent, but the glow reveals every contour of rising strength. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. While our world is filled with brilliant colors, seeing it in monochrome can be striking.

In Onyx Tempest, I wanted to capture the intensity of a Friesian skidding into a sharp turn. The backlit dust, flying mane, and sudden shift in momentum revealed his power and control. I framed the moment to emphasize energy, contrast, and the precision of the movement. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The reFocus Awards has announced the stunning winners of the 2025 Photographers of the Year at the World Photo Annual .

'Individually, these photographs speak to beauty, fragility, and wonder.' A sperm whale floats amid shards of polar pack ice, dead and decomposing, mouth hanging open. When photographer Roie Galitz captured the scene with a drone, the image was so arresting that it took a moment to notice the hungry female polar bear stretching her jaw to break through the whale's leathery skin. Galitz was leading a photography expedition along Norway's Svalbard archipelago when he spotted a blackened blob floating on the horizon. As the icebreaker drew close, he could see (and smell) that the blob was a massive decaying carcass releasing an occasional exhalation of noxious gas, like a big air cushion.

Blanketed by frost in the Mongolian wilderness, a Pallas's cat endures the aftermath of a snowstorm at -35 C. Perfectly adapted to its frozen world, this elusive feline's dense fur, flattened ears, and high-set eyes allow it to vanish into the landscape. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A herd of musk ox protect their young from a hungry arctic wolf, a flock of flamingoes chill near Dubai's imposing skyline, and a flying squirrel pops out for a quick hello. These are just a few of the stunning wildlife scenes captured in the 2025 Nature inFocus Photography Awards . This year, photographers from 38 countries submitted nearly 16,000 images.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. "A tender and poetic moment unfolds as a butterfly flutters gracefully beside a gorilla's face, its golden hues mirroring the warmth in the animal's eyes." That's how Nature Photographer of the Year Chairman Tin Man Lee artfully described the Animal Portrait category winner (seen above). "The contrast between the fragile insect and the powerful primate evokes a delicate balance between strength and gentleness. More than 24,000 entries from photographers in nearly 100 countries competed at this year's awards. From moments of brutality to tenderness, the contest beautifully showcases the stunning wildlife that calls Earth home. "As a photographer, I'm impulsive and never plan in advance what or how I'm going to photograph.

A 40,000 kilograms Humpback Whale gracefully swims through the ocean, accompanied by two playful Bottlenose Dolphins. For a fleeting moment, the dolphins join the whale's majestic northern migration, sharing its journey through the vast blue expanse of the sea. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Humpback whales can travel up to 5,000 miles on migrations. During these long-distance journeys, the majestic sea creatures can even give birth .

Taken in Algeria, 'Last Fireworks' is this year's first place category and open competition overall winner. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The winners of the 2025 Epson International Pano awards have been announced, showcasing photographs of our great, big, beautiful world in ultra-wide glory. Italy's Alex Wides (Alessandro Cantarelli) won the Open Photographer of the Year and the Nature/Landscape category for his fine-art landscapes (seen above and below). Among this year's 3,423 entries, there were more photographs of the Northern Lights than usual, coinciding with the 11-year solar cycle maximum .

Funny frogs, cheeky gibbons, and annoyed lions. I Just Can't Wait To Be King. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. "While photographing a pride of lions in the Serengeti, I watched as a group of cubs channeled their inner toddler tantrum, relentlessly demanding milk and attention from their mother, much to the exasperation of the adult lions," writes photographer Bret Saalwaechter. "Life in the dry season is no picnic--lions are anxiously waiting for the Great Migration and the feast it promises--but it makes for some incredible wildlife behavior and these cubs were the stars of the show. For over an hour, they followed their mother around a famous Serengeti kopje--those iconic rocky outcrops that dot the landscape--alternating between trying to suckle and play. Each time the mother, already in a foul mood from the sweltering heat, would give a quick roar of disapproval and escape the circus. But the cubs, like any persistent little ones, would chase her down, nipping at her and yelping for more attention. This back-and-forth drama played out again and again, until I captured the perfect moment: the entire pride, in perfect unison, seemed to say, 'Not this again!'"